I am a Lead Product Engineer - Microsoft Security DevOps at Global CoE SoftwareOne team, driving innovation in MXDR for Microsoft Sentinel and accelerating Managed SOC capabilities across EMEA. My focus areas include security automation, incident response, threat hunting, SOC-as-Code engineering, and Unified SecOps development at scale. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, I specialize in designing and implementing Azure-based security infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-tenant deployment architectures using GitHub Actions, ARM templates, Bicep, and PowerShell. I actively contribute to product and service design, ensuring strategic alignment and operational excellence in Managed SOC environments. Recognized as a Microsoft Security MVP (SIEM & XDR, Cloud Security) and Microsoft Certified Trainer, I share knowledge through blogs, meetups, and conferences, with a passion for leveraging Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, and AI-driven security automation to strengthen organizational resilience in today’s evolving threat landscape.

I am a Lead Product Engineer - Microsoft Security DevOps at Global CoE SoftwareOne team, driving innovation in MXDR for Microsoft Sentinel and accelerating Managed SOC capabilities across EMEA. My focus areas include security automation, incident res... Show more

Sumaiya Nalukwago is an experienced IT Professional currently working with Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Tech Community Lead with over six years of proven success in leveraging technology to drive economic development and nurture innovation across Uganda and beyond.

A recognized voice in the continental tech landscape, Sumaiya has been a dedicated volunteer for PyCon Uganda since its inception and has spoken at major international conferences in Asia, Italy, Germany, Kenya, Rwanda among others. This experience underscores her deep commitment to the open-source movement and her ability to engage diverse global audiences.

As a Community Manager for Google Developer Groups Cloud Mbarara and an Ambassador for Google Women Techmakers (with Technovation), Sumaiya actively skills and mentors thousands of youth and women entrepreneurs in digital literacy, business development, and tech-solution design. She specializes in translating complex technological concepts into accessible, actionable skills, enabling grassroots enterprises to thrive in the digital economy and confidently bridge the digital skills gap.
Sumaiya has also been internationally recognized for her work in tech by the US embassy in Uganda, Women Tech Global Network , Pulse Influencer Awards - Tech category among other platforms,

Sumaiya Nalukwago is an experienced IT Professional currently working with Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Tech Community Lead with over six years of proven success in leveraging technology to drive economic development and nurture... Show more

Formerly:
- Math BS+MS & PhD.
- Math researcher.
- IT consultant.
- Developer & quant @big bank.
- Project manager, technical consultant & writer @small sw house.
- Adjunct professor @"Sapienza" University (Rome).
- Instructor @Deep Learning Italia.

Currently:
- IT expert @GSE energy company.

Formerly: - Math BS+MS & PhD. - Math researcher. - IT consultant. - Developer & quant @big bank. - Project manager, technical consultant & writer @small sw house. - Adjunct professor @"Sapienza" University (Rome). - Instructor @Deep Learning I... Show more

Paulina specializes in data modeling and automation in Power BI. She also has experience with data warehousing, SQL, and ETL.

"I got to know Power BI during my studies and it was love at first sight. I'm amazed how powerfull this tool is and that it is becoming better every month. As a consultant and trainer, I have the opportunity to inspire my clients and show them that Power BI is more than just colorful reports."

Paulina specializes in data modeling and automation in Power BI. She also has experience with data warehousing, SQL, and ETL. "I got to know Power BI during my studies and it was love at first sight. I'm amazed how powerfull this tool is and that ... Show more

Currently a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Jared has been a data engineering consultant for over a decade, implementing Microsoft products. For more than three decades, he has been honing his skills in theater and other performing arts. As a speaker, Jared marries these two disciplines together, creating dynamic presentations that add entertainment to education. This symbiotic relationship can improve presentation engagement, support attendees in knowledge retention, and foster a culture of passion for the data industry.

As a speaker, Jared has spoken at events such as:
-FabCon Vegas and Atlanta
-DataCon Seattle (Microsoft Data Conference)
-PASS Summit
-SQL Saturdays, Multiple
-Microsoft Fabric Global Online Conference
-Future Data Driven Summit
-GroupBy Conference
-and more!

He also runs the YouTube channel DataBard, focused on making Data fun and teaching techniques along the way.

Technically-speaking, Jared has multiple Microsoft certifications in both on-prem and cloud technologies. He has extensive knowledge in:
-Microsoft Fabric
-SQL Query Development and Performance tuning
-Kimball Data Modeling
-ETL design patterns
-Azure SQL DB and Azure SQL MI

In his spare time, he continues to perform in community theater productions, as well as musically for his church. Upon request, he would be happy to assist with more theatrical portions of events, such as performing musical numbers.

Currently a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Jared has been a data engineering consultant for over a decade, implementing Microsoft products. For more than three decades, he has been honing his skills in theater and other performing arts. As a speaker, J... Show more

Juan is a Microsoft certified instructor with over 20 years of experience. He currently works as a Solutions Architect and trainer at DT Software Services, assisting clients worldwide. Juan holds multiple certifications in Power Platform as an Architect, Consultant, and Developer.

In addition to his expertise in Power Platform, Juan is proficient in .Net and SQL Server, which further enhances his ability to deliver comprehensive solutions to clients. He is known for his ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner, enabling him to train numerous professionals in the use of advanced technological tools.

Juan is a Microsoft certified instructor with over 20 years of experience. He currently works as a Solutions Architect and trainer at DT Software Services, assisting clients worldwide. Juan holds multiple certifications in Power Platform as an Archit... Show more

Laila Bougria is a Solutions Architect and Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the Microsoft .NET space. She's a keynote speaker, a Microsoft MVP in Azure and Developer Technologies, and frequently shares her knowledge and insights at conferences worldwide. Currently, Laila is busy building NServiceBus at Particular Software and solving distributed riddles. When she's not immersed in complex problems or code, Laila enjoys indulging in her favorite pastime - knitting! She finds that tangling the yarn into beautiful patterns helps untangle her thoughts.

Laila Bougria is a Solutions Architect and Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the Microsoft .NET space. She's a keynote speaker, a Microsoft MVP in Azure and Developer Technologies, and frequently shares her knowledge and insights at confer... Show more

Eric Deandrea is a Java Champion & Senior Principal Software Engineer at IBM on the Quarkus engineering team. Eric has over 26 years of experience designing and building Java-based solutions and developer training programs. He is a contributor to various OSS projects, including Quarkus, Spring, LangChain4j, Docling, WireMock, and Microcks, as well as a speaker at many public events and user groups around the world. Eric recently put his Quarkus and Spring knowledge to use by publishing his first book, “Quarkus for Spring Developers (https://red.ht/quarkus-spring-devs).” Outside of work, Eric enjoys boating on the lakes of New Hampshire, ice hockey, and martial arts, in which he holds a black belt in Kempo Karate.

Eric Deandrea is a Java Champion & Senior Principal Software Engineer at IBM on the Quarkus engineering team. Eric has over 26 years of experience designing and building Java-based solutions and developer training programs. He is a contributor to var... Show more

Hannes is a developer, a coach and a father of 3.

In software development, he has always had a passion for performance, databases, distributed systems and large scale applications. He's always weighing every solution's benefits against its drawbacks, reducing friction where possible.

As a coach, he is enthusiastic about knowledge sharing, personal growth and building careers. Building a company culture around learning is what gets him out of bed.

In his free time, when he’s not building LEGO® castles with his kids, he likes to spend time building guitars, playing chess, mountain biking and doing all round geeky stuff.

You can often find him on stage at the conference afterparty, especially as the guitarist of Dylan Beattie & the Linebreakers.

Hannes is a developer, a coach and a father of 3. In software development, he has always had a passion for performance, databases, distributed systems and large scale applications. He's always weighing every solution's benefits against its drawbac... Show more

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications who thinks the Power Platform community spent a decade treating "code" like a swear word. Now AI is generating JavaScript, React, and Python faster than most can review it. The real skill isn't generating code - it's deciding what NOT to build.

My journey in IT started in high school with ASP.NET and Android apps. I got serious about Microsoft technologies through the Student Partners program and joined the Czech Microsoft team in 2016, supporting startups through BizSpark. That's where I discovered Dynamics XRM and got hooked on the platform's potential - and its pain points.

Fellow MVP Jan Hajek and I started NETWORG to build Microsoft business applications the way professional developers expect: Dataverse plugins in C#, PCF components, custom connectors, automated testing with Playwright, and Azure DevOps pipelines that deploy code, infrastructure, and configuration as one unit. We adopted CI/CD and DevOps practices early because we kept hitting the ceiling of what point-and-click tooling could deliver.

I'm skeptical about AI hype. LLMs are excellent tools for working with unstructured information - but treating them like magic hurts adoption more than it helps. I focus on what actually works in production: architecture patterns documentation doesn't cover, real failures and workarounds, and why your AI-generated code still needs someone who understands what it's doing.

My sessions cover pro-developer experiences: Git monorepos, CI/CD pipelines, security internals, governance at scale, and AI-assisted full-stack development. If you've built a Power Platform app that grew beyond Excel automation into something mission-critical - and realized the tooling doesn't match the complexity anymore - these sessions are for you.

I organize the CZ/SK Power Platform User Group meetup at the Czech Microsoft office. Join us at https://ppug.community.

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications who thinks the Power Platform community spent a decade treating "code" like a swear word. Now AI is generating JavaScript, React, and Python faster than most can review it. The real skill isn't generating ... Show more

Taley’a is a software engineer, having exposure to working in the product ecosystem for the more than seven years.
She has experience in diverse web and mobile technologies. She enjoys simplifying problems and making the user experience better for the product users.
She is an active contributor in the community and loves speaking at community events and conferences. Apart from this, she likes reading, art, and hiking to explore nature.

Taley’a is a software engineer, having exposure to working in the product ecosystem for the more than seven years. She has experience in diverse web and mobile technologies. She enjoys simplifying problems and making the user experience better for t... Show more

I am a software engineer who loves turning creative ideas into apps people actually enjoy using. Over the past ten years, I’ve worked across startups, service companies and product-based teams, and even had a go at entrepreneurship, picking up plenty of lessons along the way about building scalable and maintainable mobile solutions with modern tech.

I’m always curious and learning something new to keep up with the latest trends in mobile development.

I love connecting with other tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to share ideas or build something awesome together.

I am a software engineer who loves turning creative ideas into apps people actually enjoy using. Over the past ten years, I’ve worked across startups, service companies and product-based teams, and even had a go at entrepreneurship, picking up plenty... Show more

Nicola Paro is a Solution Architect with over 10 years of experience in the industry, with a special focus on the Industrial IoT environment. He is passionate about software development, primarily using .NET, Blazor, and AI technologies.

Nicola Paro is a Solution Architect with over 10 years of experience in the industry, with a special focus on the Industrial IoT environment. He is passionate about software development, primarily using .NET, Blazor, and AI technologies. Show more

Taswar Bhatti works for Microsoft as AI Security Cloud Solutions Architect. Prior to his current position he also worked as a Solutions Architect for AWS, his focus areas are security and machine learning. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computing Science from University of Alberta, and is well versed in architectural design, security and building large scale security web applications; not to mention he was a Microsoft MVP for 8 years.

Taswar is also fluent in many spoken languages: Cantonese, English, Turkish, and Urdu/Hindi.

Taswar Bhatti works for Microsoft as AI Security Cloud Solutions Architect. Prior to his current position he also worked as a Solutions Architect for AWS, his focus areas are security and machine learning. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computing... Show more

I've been working as a .NET developer for over 16 years now in a variety of industries including government, retail and manufacturing. But I've been hacking around with computer code since I was old enough to read my Dad's copy of the ZX Spectrum BASIC coders manual.

I've been speaking about Functional C# at various user groups and conferences around the UK, USA, Europe and Australia and am particularly interested in seeing just how far we can push C# without breaking it.

In 2023 I released my first technical book: "Functional Programming with C#", published by O'Reilly Media.

When I'm not coding, or running after my two small children, I have been known to enjoy the classic series of Doctor Who, Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, Cryptic Crosswords, and rather more coffee than is probably good for me.

I've been working as a .NET developer for over 16 years now in a variety of industries including government, retail and manufacturing. But I've been hacking around with computer code since I was old enough to read my Dad's copy of the ZX Spectrum BAS... Show more

Data Scientist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified *6, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Blogger, Author, Global Speaker

Data Scientist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified *6, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Blogger, Author, Global Speaker Show more

I'm a dual Microsoft MVP in the categories: Azure and Security. With more than eighteen years of experience in large-scale global IT environments, I specialize in Modern Endpoint Management, Enterprise Mobility and Security, and Microsoft Azure. I currently manage an endpoint engineering team in a Healthcare organization in the U.S.
I’m a global speaker, I hold 20+ technical certifications. Beyond engineering leadership, I’m a mentor and advocate for diversity and inclusion in technology; I won a Global Award for Leadership in 2025 from the WomenTech Network. I thrive by empowering fellow professionals through community-driven learning, purposeful guidance, and accessible technical education.

I'm a dual Microsoft MVP in the categories: Azure and Security. With more than eighteen years of experience in large-scale global IT environments, I specialize in Modern Endpoint Management, Enterprise Mobility and Security, and Microsoft Azure. I cu... Show more

Ixchel Ruiz has been developing software applications and tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies, and testing. As a member of the JCP Executive Committee, Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, Testcontainers Community Champion, CDF Ambassador, Hackergarten enthusiast, Open Source advocate, public speaker, and mentor, Ixchel is deeply committed to fostering inclusive and collaborative tech communities. She actively mentors aspiring developers and champions initiatives aimed at increasing diversity and accessibility in the technology sector.

Ixchel’s work is characterised by a relentless pursuit of innovation, a deep understanding of user needs, and an unwavering commitment to ethical technology development.

Ixchel Ruiz has been developing software applications and tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies, and testing. As a member of the JCP Executive Committee, Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, Test... Show more

Dieter is a Microsoft MVP for Azure and an experienced IT architect, certified since 2012. He focuses on designing clear, scalable enterprise architectures, with a strong emphasis on domain-driven thinking and practical cloud governance.
As a TOGAF-certified architect, he helps large distributed organisations simplify complex landscapes, align business domains, and build integration strategies that actually work across countries and teams.
He speaks at events about cloud architecture, enterprise integration, and the real lessons learned from modernising systems, adopting AI, and running global platforms without unnecessary complexity.

Dieter is a Microsoft MVP for Azure and an experienced IT architect, certified since 2012. He focuses on designing clear, scalable enterprise architectures, with a strong emphasis on domain-driven thinking and practical cloud governance. As a TOGAF-... Show more

Passionate about AI/ML space and keen to adopt new technologies for solving real-world problems. The work focus these days is on generative AI. Along with the team, we help customers incorporate AI into software engineering.

Commudle Acc - https://www.commudle.com/users/jayita13

Invited Speaker Events:
* DevFest Mumbai'25
* Open Source India'25
* Pydata Global'25
* Neo4j Hyd First Meetup
* PyCon Finland
* HOW2025 Postgresql IvorySql Conf - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThejXQnVZOA&list=PLF_cX--VXT_6nE5-05zvemH6IVD6qenwR&index=2&t=2394s&pp=gAQBiAQB
* Neo4j GraphDB Blr June Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/graphdb-bengaluru/events/307880427/
* ML Kolkata Summer of AI Agents - Google I/O Recap
* NVIDIA AI Inference Day by Collabnix - https://www.meetup.com/collabnix/events/306235173/
* GeekyAnts Build With AI - https://www.meetup.com/geekyants-events-meetup-group/events/305937394
* GDG BLR AI Connect - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-bangalore-presents-the-ai-connect/
* Codebasics AI & Data Fest 2025 - https://codebasics.io/lp/ai-and-data-fest-2025
* Confluent Current BLR 2025 - https://current.confluent.io/post-conference-videos-2025/building-knowledge-graph-rag-using-neo4j-bng25
* TechNexus MS AI & Chai meetup - https://www.meetup.com/technexus-community/events/306378851
* Graph DB BLR March Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/graph-database-bengaluru/events/305954200/
* WiDS Worldwide Datathon Workshop 2025 - https://community.widsworldwide.org/posts/78340552
* PyData BLR feb meetup 2025 - https://www.meetup.com/pydata-bangalore/events/305935351
* Internation Conference on AI & Data Science - https://datascience.averconferences.com/speakers.php
* Devdotcom Podcast on AI, Hackathons, and Data Science 101 - https://www.devdotcom.in/events/datascience-101
* K8sBLR February 2025 Meetup - https://www.meetup.com/kubernetes-india-meetup/events/305496181/
* FOSS United Hyderabad 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbFK41HRKDY&t=1085s
* Analytics Vidhya Datahour - https://community.analyticsvidhya.com/c/datahour/rag-brag-supercharging-with-groq
* Analytics Vidhya DataHack Summit 2024 - https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/datahacksummit/sessions/jayita-bhattacharyya
* Google Cloud Community Days Kolkata 2024 - https://ccd2024.gdgcloudkol.org/speakers
* Infosys TechCohere WIT Q2-FY25
* GDG Durgapur Developer Summit 2024 - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-durgapur-presents-developer-summit-durgapur-2024/
* GDSC AOT Build with AI 2024 - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-on-campus-academy-of-technology-hooghly-india-presents-build-with-ai/
* GDG Delhi DevFest 2024 - https://www.commudle.com/users/jayita13
* GDSC IIIT Kalyani Build with AI 2024 - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-on-campus-ideal-institute-of-engineering-kalyani-india-presents-build-with-ai/
* GDG Siliguri DevFest 2024 - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-siliguri-presents-devfest-siliguri-2024/
* GDG Mangalore DevFest 2024 - https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-mangalore-presents-devfest-mangalore-2024/
* ROAD to AI Community Day 2024 - https://www.commudle.com/communities/machine-learning-kolkata/events/road-to-ai-community-day

I took part in multiple hackathons to build end-to-end solutions, won some, learned from all, and gained much experience interacting and networking with diverse mindsets.

* YourStory | Snowflake - Hero Challenge - https://www.hackerearth.com/challenges/hackathon/yourstory-snowflake-hero-challenge/
* Indegene Hackathon 2025 Winner
* ATMECS Gen AI Hackathon 2024 2nd runner-up
* TIU AI Unite Hackathon 2024 Finalist
* Unisys UHackHive 2024 Judge's Choice Award
* M&G Global innovAIte knacktohack 2024 Finalist
* Infosys Data For AI 2024 Winner
* Informatica Data Engineering 2024 Winner
* Google GenAI APAC top 50 teams
* Lablab.ai Vectara Unhallucinate Challenge 1st runner-up
* Intel OneAPI Hackathon 2023 2nd runner-up
* TBO Voyagehacks 2023 Finalist
* Cyient CyientifIQ 2023 Finalist
* KPMG world after Covid 1st runner-up
* Intel GenAI hackathon 2023 Finalist
* Kaggle AI report competition 2023 top 7%
* H2S TPF GenAI rush buildathon 2023 Finalist

Passionate about AI/ML space and keen to adopt new technologies for solving real-world problems. The work focus these days is on generative AI. Along with the team, we help customers incorporate AI into software engineering. Commudle Acc - https:/... Show more

Sarah is a detail-oriented leader with twenty years of experience in marketing and cloud-based technology, specializing in sales, marketing, customer service, and reporting tools. As principal and founder of Ulster Technologies (www.ulster-tech.com), Sarah drives innovation to foster collaborative, data-driven decisions with her clients.

She has served as an enterprise architect, product owner and program/project manager at leading regional and national healthcare institutions. Sarah led dynamic, cross-functional teams through multiple product and platform migrations, passionately improving business processes and driving sales growth.

A graduate of Rosemont College with a Master’s in Strategic Leadership, Sarah is also an active volunteer, serving on various boards and committees, including as Vice President of Communications, Technology & Marketing for Village on the Ridge and as a Board Member and Technology Co-Chair for Philanos.

Areas of Expertise
Through an intentional and winding professional path, Sarah has had the opportunity to gain expertise across a variety of industries, domains, and organizations, continually expanding her knowledge base. At the intersection of marketing, technology, and leadership, Sarah is comfortable and engaging while speaking about a variety of topics including, but not limited to: project and change management frameworks; leadership and communication styles; building trust; managing customer data and experiences; marketing technology and integrations; professional development and empowerment.

Sarah is a detail-oriented leader with twenty years of experience in marketing and cloud-based technology, specializing in sales, marketing, customer service, and reporting tools. As principal and founder of Ulster Technologies (www.ulster-tech.com),... Show more

Lewis is a technologist passionate about building agentic and other digital experiences that work for everyone in the Modern Workplace.

At Avanade, Lewis works with both mid-market and enterprise Accenture clients to deliver scalable solutions on the Microsoft Cloud. His work as a Solution Architect (Associate Manager) in the Modern Workplace team focuses primarily on delivering agentic experiences and enabling enterprises and their people to build Copilot agents at scale, whilst also supporting early client discussions and solutioning, helping organisations to reimagine how they do work to become Frontier.

Lewis is a passionate member of technical communities in the Microsoft space, and regularly delivers technical sessions at conferences and shares guidance and thoughts via LewisDoes.Dev. Focusing primarily on Copilot agents and Power Platform, Lewis is also recognised by Microsoft as an MVP for Copilot Extensibility.

Lewis is a technologist passionate about building agentic and other digital experiences that work for everyone in the Modern Workplace. At Avanade, Lewis works with both mid-market and enterprise Accenture clients to deliver scalable solutions on ... Show more

Carlos Sosa (@cjsosam) is a technology enthusiast with more than 20 years of experience in development, architecture and administration on SharePoint technologies, and more than 7 in development, architecture and administration on Power Power Platform. He works at knowmad mood (previosly atSistemas) in Barcelona and is an active contributor in communities like Power Platform Barcelona User Group and SUG.CAT

Carlos Sosa (@cjsosam) is a technology enthusiast with more than 20 years of experience in development, architecture and administration on SharePoint technologies, and more than 7 in development, architecture and administration on Power Power Platfor... Show more

Working as Collaboration Lead at Vivicta in Norway. Knut's main focus is advising the clients on how to get the most out of the investment on SharePoint/Copilot/Viva inside of Microsoft 365.

Knut is also the founder of NIWUG (Norwegian Information Worker User Group) and organizer of Collabdays Oslo (SharePoint Saturday Oslo (Norway)), and founder of the Global AI Oslo Chapter.

He is also a mentor and community speaker, always looking to share his knowledge and meet new people to learn from, because together we are stronger.

Working as Collaboration Lead at Vivicta in Norway. Knut's main focus is advising the clients on how to get the most out of the investment on SharePoint/Copilot/Viva inside of Microsoft 365. Knut is also the founder of NIWUG (Norwegian Informatio... Show more

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi!

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi! Show more

Alison Cossette is founder and CEO of ClariTrace, where she's building graph-based intelligence for AI systems. Her work spans AI governance, physical AI, and retrieval research—she recently won "Most Impressive Project" at Physical AI Hack 2026 for a VLA-powered robot that reads books to children. Alison serves on the US NIST Generative AI Public Working Group and has studied AI and Data Science at Northwestern University at the Master's level. She speaks globally on building AI systems that are capable, controllable, and worth trusting.

Alison Cossette is founder and CEO of ClariTrace, where she's building graph-based intelligence for AI systems. Her work spans AI governance, physical AI, and retrieval research—she recently won "Most Impressive Project" at Physical AI Hack 2026 for ... Show more

Graziano is a DevRel Engineer at Akamas, where he spends his days convincing computers to stop being lazy and start being efficient. A former distributed systems developer and product manager, he’s now on a mission to optimize the entire cloud-native universe, one Pod at a time. As a Tech Lead for the CNCF TAG DevEx and a member of the Kubernetes Release Team since v1.34, he balances deep infrastructure roots with a passion for developer happiness. Obsessed with AI, Platform Engineering, and saving the planet through better code, Graziano is basically trying to make the cloud faster, greener, and significantly less annoying for everyone.

More on: https://castograziano.com/

Graziano is a DevRel Engineer at Akamas, where he spends his days convincing computers to stop being lazy and start being efficient. A former distributed systems developer and product manager, he’s now on a mission to optimize the entire cloud-native... Show more

​Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen is the founder of Savory Data, with a career spanning project leadership, data engineering, and business intelligence architecture since 1994. He holds degrees in software engineering and business education and serves as a professor of databases and project engineering at HTL Leonding, a technical college. He is also certified in PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst), DP-203 (Azure Data Engineer Associate Certification), DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate), and DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer Associate).

Markus actively contributes to the global data community, speaking regularly at international conferences such as SQL Bits in London, Power BI Next Step in Copenhagen, Data Saturdays throughout Europe, and SQL Days. He co-founded SQL PASS Austria in 2013 and the Power Platform User Group Austria in 2016; both organizations merged in 2021 to form Data Community Austria. Since 2014, he has organized Data Community Austria Day in Vienna, fostering knowledge sharing among data professionals. In recognition of his technical leadership and community involvement, Markus has been honored as a Microsoft Data Platform Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2017.​

In addition to his speaking engagements, Markus contributes articles to reputable journals and has authored the book "Data Modeling with Microsoft Power BI," published in June 2024.

​Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen is the founder of Savory Data, with a career spanning project leadership, data engineering, and business intelligence architecture since 1994. He holds degrees in software engineering and business education and serves as a... Show more

Bree is a frontend Software Engineer turned Developer Advocate at HubSpot. She has a passion for coding and making technology more accessible to everyone. Bree creates technical content to help developers create and build autonomously. When she isn't working for the Developer Advocacy team at HubSpot, you can find her playing video games, baking, or traveling to magical destinations.

Bree is a frontend Software Engineer turned Developer Advocate at HubSpot. She has a passion for coding and making technology more accessible to everyone. Bree creates technical content to help developers create and build autonomously. When she isn't... Show more

Vaibhav Gujral is a seasoned cloud and AI leader with over 20 years of IT experience, specializing in architecting scalable, resilient cloud platforms. His career is distinguished by deep expertise in designing and implementing sophisticated, large-scale cloud ecosystems that underpin enterprise innovation. He is adept at leveraging DevOps principles and AI-driven technologies to architect solutions that generate significant business value.

Mr. Gujral's contributions to the field have been widely recognized. He has been awarded the Microsoft MVP title six times for his expertise in both the Azure Platform and AI Foundry. He is also a Fellow of the BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT), a member of the Forbes Technology Council, and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Committed to professional development within the tech community, he founded and leads two influential meetup groups in Omaha. He further shares his expertise through his technical blog, vaibhavgujral.com, and as a frequent speaker at industry events.

Vaibhav Gujral is a seasoned cloud and AI leader with over 20 years of IT experience, specializing in architecting scalable, resilient cloud platforms. His career is distinguished by deep expertise in designing and implementing sophisticated, large-s... Show more